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Old 08-28-2012, 12:01 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by zetazeta View Post
Not true. Employers are not required by law to give coffee breaks, just a 30 min lunch break after 5 hours of work. Because most employers provide a coffee break, some people mistake them for being mandatory which is not the case.

Government of B.C., Ministry of Labour, Employment Standards Branch, A Guide to B.C. Employment Standards

From what I know (might be mistaken), the employer should specify whether the break is 30 mins or 1 hr from the start and not dock an extra 30 mins when there are no customers.
This is true, I remember because we took them away for a while when they were being abused. We used to let guys wrap up 15 minutes early instead of a last break but they started to wrap up 30 minutes early and there first 15 was becoming a 25 so we took those breaks away.

Do the math, 20 guys on a job stealing say 20 minutes a day (probably more then that) was over 30 hours a week to stolen time.
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